Nikka Yoichi Single Malt Whisky Old 55 Clermont Steep is their first

Clermont Steep is their first foray into single malt whiskey

Mill Hand-mashed with wooden mallets

This joven expression is rich and full-bodied with tropical fruit and mild smoke on the palate

Cooking Autoclave

It was blended by Sherri and Mark Carter and bottled at cask strength without chill filtration

Nikka Yoichi Single Malt Whisky Old 55 Clermont Steep is their firstThe Yoichi is a bold, pot still whisky made from light peated and non peated malted barley. It doesn't carry an age statement, and it's bottled at 90 proof (45% ABV). This whisky gets its name from the distillery where it's made. Nikka's founder, Masataka Taketsuru, built the Yoichi distillery in 1934 because the region has a similar environmental to Scotland, where he learned to make whisky.